Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Bloomsbury presents Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, read by Kit Griffiths. The smash-hit national bestseller and Goodreads Choice Award finalist from the New York Times bestselling author of Blue Sisters. An addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused...
- Pages
- 368
- First published
- January 1, 2022
- Language
- English
- Edition
- Ebook
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Reviews
Finished May 4, 2026
This book.... I don't even know how to go about writing this review.... This was not a story I was expecting to happen and after the first 4 chapters I definetely thought "what is this for shitshow going on?". HOWEVER it got so so so good after that! It gave me the same vibes as "A little life" in a way, but also different in many other ways. You think the story will take a certain turn, and then it happens to take an entirely different turn. The story felt a little hard to get into, especially when they switched POV's a lot, but once I gotten into the story, I could not put it down anymore. (Like literally I read while waiting in line for the fittingrooms in the Zara store in Barcelona on vacation bc I had to put it down to go shopping IMAGINE THAT) The opinions online are very different about the many characters you will get to know, love or hate in this book. I just feel very empathetic to most of them. This book and this story shows the hard life that many life, especially in this day and time. I think the story tells a very raw story of life and I connected to it in so many ways. This was my first book of Coco Mellors and it was on my TBR for a long while. I am happy I read it, but check your trigger warnings before diving into it.